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A review by bucketoffish
Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison
4.0
I really like the art style and form of storytelling in this graphic novel. It's not really so much a typical Batman comic though, in that it doesn't really include a lot of the stuff people care about when it comes to the character, and Batman's characterization is vastly different from his usual self.
The actual superheroics are incredibly subdued. There isn't much fighting, and when there is, neither Batman nor the villains seem much more impressive in combat than an ordinary person. With the typical superhero stuff laid aside though, the comic instead leans super heavily into the psychedelic and gothic horror elements of Batman. The entire book is a surreal dreamlike trip.
The actual superheroics are incredibly subdued. There isn't much fighting, and when there is, neither Batman nor the villains seem much more impressive in combat than an ordinary person. With the typical superhero stuff laid aside though, the comic instead leans super heavily into the psychedelic and gothic horror elements of Batman. The entire book is a surreal dreamlike trip.